Vaughn, Pollock homer, White Sox beat Royals
Leury Garcia and Elvis Andrus added two hits and an RBI apiece for the White Sox, who won their second straight following a five-game slide.
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Leury Garcia and Elvis Andrus added two hits and an RBI apiece for the White Sox, who won their second straight following a five-game slide.
Lance Lynn pitched four-hit ball through seven innings, Elvis Andrus hit a tiebreaking home run in the fifth and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals Wednesday night.
La Russa, 77, missed Tuesday night's game against the Royals to undergo unspecified "medical testing," according to a statement from the team.
Rookie Nick Pratto hit two home runs to highlight a career-high four-hit performance and the Kansas City Royals sent the White Sox to their fifth straight loss, on Tuesday night.
Josh Rojas hit a three-run double and Emmanual Rivera had a two-run homer in a six-run inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the White Sox on Friday night.
Kyle Stowers hit his first major league homer to tie the game with Baltimore down to its last strike, and the Orioles went on to a victory over the Chicago White Sox in 11 innings Thursday night.
Gavin Sheets twice came through with the bases loaded and Yoán Moncada pulled off a slick double play to help the White Sox to a victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.
Ryan Mountcastle hit a three-run homer off Dylan Cease in the first inning, and Félix Bautista pitched out of an eighth-inning jam to help the Baltimore Orioles hold on for a victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.
The White Sox rallied from a four-run deficit after their starter exited the game having faced just four hitters.
The White Sox moved within 2 1/2 games of the Guardians for first place in the AL Central.
The third-place White Sox fell to 3 1/2 games behind Cleveland in the division.
Lucas Giolito has allowed 15 runs on 15 hits in two starts against the Astros this season.
The White Sox five-game winning streak is over, and they now trail the AL Central-leading Guardians by two games.
While the showdown between AL Cy Young Award contenders Dylan Cease and Justin Verlander didn't live up to its billing, the White Sox came away with their fifth straight win.
Johnny Cueto pitched eight masterful innings, and Yoán Moncada hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Chicago's four-run eight inning to win the opening game of a 3-game set against the AL-best Astros.
